A few days ago, publishers Cassava Republic published on their site a trend in which Nigerian media de-prioritize the work of local publishing houses. Titled “Nigerian Media and the Deletion of Local Publishing Houses,” the piece cites instances where book editions by local publishers are unnamed, or their book covers unused, when most media sources […]
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Crime-Writing as Political Engagement in Moroccan Literature
Among the best known Moroccan writers are Laila Lalami, UNESCO-Sharjah Prize winner Bensalem Himmich, Grand Atlas Prize winner Youssef Fadel, Prix Goncourt winner Abdelhak Serhane, International Prize for Arabic Fiction-shortlisted Abdelrahim Lahbibi, Mohammed Berrada, Mohamed Choukri, Abdallah Laroui, Tahar Ben Jelloun, and Driss Chraibi. While the listed are writers of literary fiction, the country does have a tradition […]
Mo Abudu Announces Film Adaptation of Soyinka’s Death And The King’s Horseman
Nollywood personality Mo Abudu, CEO of EbonyLife Television, has announced a film adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman. She broke the news on her Instagram page, @moabudu, with a photo of herself and Soyinka having lunch at Scotts in London. Premium Times‘ report quotes her as posting the following: “Work and planning continue with EbonyLife Films […]
Writivism: Complaint About Public Slander by Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire | Novuyo Rosa Tshuma
Last week, Novuyo Rosa Tshuma, author of House of Bones, lodged a formal complaint with the Writivism Board of Trustees, in which she accused Mr. Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire of making slanderous comments against her person. Here is her official statement on the complaint. * On Tuesday June 12, I lodged a formal complaint with the Writivism […]
Chimamanda Adichie Awarded the 2018 PEN Pinter Prize for Her Courage
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been awarded the 2018 PEN Pinter Prize. Named after Harold Pinter, the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate, the PEN Pinter Prize honours a writer of “outstanding literary merit,” who is “unflinching, unswerving,” and demonstrates “fierce intellectual determination … to define the real truth of our lives and our societies.” Previous winners include Margaret Atwood […]
The Unfortunate Events Around Enkare Review: Statement from Troy Onyango
The Enkare Review Collective released a statement yesterday regarding the erasure of the website. This is Troy Onyango’s statement in response. ‘audi alteram partem’ One wonders, if I may begin this way, why anyone would have the idea for something, spend hours and hours building it, dedicate all their energy to it, then ruin […]
Regarding Erasure and Enkare Review: Statement from the Collective
This is a statement from the Enkare Review Collective. ON JUNE 8th 2018, the Enkare Review Collective (13 person team named below), lost access to its platform. The password was changed, and eventually the entire website deleted. Select parts of the site were then restored on the evening of June 9th and our official […]
20 Budding Nigerian Writers Make It to Next Stage of the GTBank Dusty Manuscript Contest
After spending several weeks poring over more than 1000 stories submitted for the Dusty Manuscript Contest, the judges of the competition have selected their top 20 entries. The selected entries are: Devil‘s Pawn by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson Home to the Hill by Eunice Ekelaka Sambisa by Mohammed, Fatima Aliko The Smell of Rain by Nneoma […]
I hold a doctorate in English from Duke University and recently joined the Marquette University English faculty as an Assistant Professor. I love teaching African fiction and contemporary British novels. Brittle Paper is the virtual space/station where I play and experiment with ideas on how to reinvent African fiction and literary culture.
